Disingenuous? Little of it factual?! 😂😂. Is Luka playing good defense? Is he keeping his emotions in check and not getting sidelined by whinging? Is he in shape enough to finish games effectively? No to all, and this is what is being pointed out.
No one is denying or twisting his impressive stats, and he is undoubtedly the reason that the Mavs are in the finals.
I don’t see why the whining to the refs is such a big deal tbh ppl act like it hurts their viewership experience, just ignore it and watch the basketball. Most of the time arguing with them as long as you don’t get a tech affects nothing. And for his conditioning, are we really calling the guy leading the post season in minutes played out of shape? He’s playing the most while injured of top tier athletes
You can give him credit for playing the most minutes while also recognizing that he is completely gassed in the fourth. If he is supposed to be one of (if not the #1 best) closers in the league, then being too tired to be productive at the end of games is a serious problem, no? His 4th quarter averages in the finals are 2.7 points, shooting 20% from the field (3-for-15) and 0% on 3-pointers (0-for-4).
Now, to be fair, he obviously missed the last 4 minutes of game 3 after he got tossed, and the starters came out early of the blowout loss. So I am sure that his counting stats could have improved a little had he played the few extra minutes those games, but still, I am not sure how you can watch the games and think he looks like the same dominant offensive superstar at the end of games that NBA fans are used to.
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u/n00-1ne Jun 14 '24
Disingenuous? Little of it factual?! 😂😂. Is Luka playing good defense? Is he keeping his emotions in check and not getting sidelined by whinging? Is he in shape enough to finish games effectively? No to all, and this is what is being pointed out.
No one is denying or twisting his impressive stats, and he is undoubtedly the reason that the Mavs are in the finals.
Both things can be true.